WBAL-TV 11 News has learned that a raid was conducted inside Baltimore's Police Department, and it was conducted by the department's own detectives as part of an investigation into overtime pay.

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What makes the case unusual is that the Internal Affairs Division had to get a judge to sign off on a search warrant to get its own Police Department records.

A department representative confirmed to 11 News that the search warrant was executed inside the offices of the Violent Crimes Impact Division in northwest Baltimore. The representative said the search warrant sought records as part of a personnel investigation.

A separate police source told 11 News that the target of the investigation is the possible abuse of overtime pay.

The Violent Crimes Impact Division, according to the source, accounts for a large portion of the overtime that is spent by the department, which totals tens of millions of dollars every year. Some of its officers have also been the target of misconduct investigations.

The department offered no other comment on the investigation or its specific target.

About 300 officers make up the Violent Crimes Impact Division, which makes up the vice and narcotics units, as well as the gun task force.

City PD education, training director leaves

Meanwhile, a personnel move has been made within the Police Department that's unrelated to the overtime investigation.

Sources told 11 News that John King, the director of education and training, abruptly left the department. King was brought in earlier this year by Commissioner Fred Bealefeld to implement new training standards for city officers.